 jweekPremium
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Reno, NV | Post Your HSPA+ Speeds Here Fellow AT&T Wireless Broadband forum members,
Now that the AT&T 3G network is being updated to HSPA+ across the country, I suggest that it's an appropriate time for us to also start watching download speeds.
Accordingly, here's my entry, from Reno, NV, 89509 using a USBConnect Shockwave (Sierra Wireless USB 308):
Early in the morning :
Mid Morning:
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Those tests are slightly outdated yes, but the speeds are identical to now. I'll edit this with updated speeds tonight when I get off work. |
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jweekPremium
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Pings are always 65-90 and no higher than 10 jitter. |
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jweekPremium
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Reno, NV | better today...
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This all is the regular HSPA 7.2. Unless you use Shockwave or other usb stick that supports hspa+ no way you have it. And smartphone don't support this yet (on ATT).
At best the speed varies but it usually averages to half.
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7.2 - 3 mb
14.4 - 7-8 mb
21 - 10-12 mb |
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jweekPremium
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Reno, NV | said by chgo_man99:This all is the regular HSPA 7.2. Unless you use Shockwave or other usb stick that supports hspa+ no way you have it. And smartphone don't support this yet (on ATT).
At best the speed varies but it usually averages to half.
i.e
7.2 - 3 mb
14.4 - 7-8 mb
21 - 10-12 mb
from my first post:
Accordingly, here's my entry, from Reno, NV, 89509 using a USBConnect Shockwave (Sierra Wireless USB 308)
Perhaps the towers here in Reno have not been upgraded to HSPA+ yet? |
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We're on HSUPA. |
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jweekPremium
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Reno, NV | reply to jweek
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NYC AT&T HSPA+
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Pretty good speed in rural area during off-peak in morning:
Speed test with one PC wide-open and another concurrently connected via VPN.
Please improve/increase caps. |
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Also, you can't say that 7.2 HSPA averages in the 3-4mbps range. I can easily pull 6mbps on my iPhone 4, and 5mbps is a no sweat on a clear tower. As far as I know, AT&T is skipping on 14.4mbps HSPA, and going straight to 21.6mbps HSPA+, which is what USBconnect shockwave is capable of. However, I have yet to see anyone NATIONWIDE to reach the speeds that are above HSPA 7.2, on any HSPA+ enabled device (usb modems).
Which tells us that AT&T even though has HSPA+ enabled, is still data limiting customers up to 7.2mbps no matter what device they'd be using. |
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What's irritating though is the caps...there is no reseller as a work around either. The only way to get uncapped service for air cards is to have a business tax ID and pay about $80 a month I believe it is. |
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| said by tman852:What's irritating though is the caps...there is no reseller as a work around either. The only way to get uncapped service for air cards is to have a business tax ID and pay about $80 a month I believe it is.
I'm totally using iPad's $29.95 unlimited data sim card that I've been paying since may. They're not offering that plan anymore, but mine got grandfathered. Popped it in the (unlocked) T-Mobile's Rocket USB modem, and voila... Unlimited Data on AT&T. Can't wait for the speeds to get upgraded to HSPA+ and especially LTE  |
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 timburkePremium
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From my iPhone 4, in Plainfield IL...
Not bad. |
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